forces . early commitments included the involvement of raaf air ##cre ##w during the berlin airlift in 1948 – 49 and the deployment of no . 78 wing raaf to malta in the mediterranean from 1952 to 1954 . meanwhile , defence prepared ##ness initiatives included the introduction of a national service scheme in 1951 to provide manpower for the citizen forces of the army , raaf and ran . on 25 june 1950 , the north korean army ( k ##pa ) crossed the border into south korea and advanced for the capital seoul , which fell in less than a week . north korean forces continued toward the port of pu ##san and two days later the united states offered its assistance to south korea .
forces. early commitments included the involvement of raaf aircrew during the berlin airlift in 1948 – 49 and the deployment of no. 78 wing raaf to malta in the mediterranean from 1952 to 1954. meanwhile, defence preparedness initiatives included the introduction of a national service scheme in 1951 to provide manpower for the citizen forces of the army, raaf and ran. on 25 june 1950, the north korean army ( kpa ) crossed the border into south korea and advanced for the capital seoul, which fell in less than a week. north korean forces continued toward the port of pusan and two days later the united states offered its assistance to south korea.